*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071120110451/http://www.trygames.com/game/aff=trygames/vid=90e9b1d2c4c85ae675f1822345339973 Official webpage of Worms Armageddon Trygames release]. Archived from [http://www.trygames.com/game/aff=trygames/vid=90e9b1d2c4c85ae675f1822345339973 the original] on 2007-11-20.

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[[Image:TryGames_WA_trial.png|thumb|Trial version screenshot]]

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The Trygames release is a downloadable release which is now obsolete. Although the [http://d.trymedia.com/dm/team17/20m_default/trygames/WormsArmageddon.exe direct link to the installer] (trial version) is still available, it is no longer supported and will not work with the 3.6+ beta updates and WormNET.

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People with such version are advised to request a refund through [http://csc.trymedia.com/csc/question/publisher=team17/contentid=90e9b1d2c4c85ae675f1822345339973/offering=20m_d_uk_p3050b/affiliate=trygames/question=activation_1/position=0_9/index.html this page].

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This release seems to be the same as the [[Hasbro "Best Of" release (Worms Armageddon)|Hasbro release]]. [citation needed]

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==Technical information==

==Technical information==

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These information is based on the trial version of the Trygames release.

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The information below is collected from the trial version of the Trygames release.

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===Installer===

===Installer===

The Installer is a [[w:Wise Solutions, Inc.|Wise installer]].

The Installer is a [[w:Wise Solutions, Inc.|Wise installer]].

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The installer appears to do the following:

The installer appears to do the following:

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<li>Extracts the uninstaller "UNWISE32.EXE" from the archive to &lt;APPDIR&gt;\UNWISE.exe<ref>By default, the installer chooses "%Program Files%\Team17\Worms Armageddon\" as the installation directory. For the purposes of this article, &lt;APPDIR&gt; refers to the installation directory chosen by the user, as a string.</ref> ; also makes an entry for Add/Remove programs.

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<li>Extracts the uninstaller "UNWISE32.EXE" from the archive to &lt;APPDIR&gt;\UNWISE.exe<ref>By default, the installer chooses "%[[w:Program Files|ProgramFiles]]%\Team17\Worms Armageddon\" as the installation directory. For the purposes of this article, &lt;APPDIR&gt; refers to the installation directory chosen by the user, as a string.</ref> ; also makes an entry for Add/Remove programs.

<li>Deletes the following files (in order)<ref name="unlogged">This process is not logged into INSTALL.LOG . Beware.</ref>:

<li>Deletes the following files (in order)<ref name="unlogged">This process is not logged into INSTALL.LOG . Beware.</ref>:

* lfiles.lsy

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"Path"="&lt;APPDIR&gt;"</pre>

"Path"="&lt;APPDIR&gt;"</pre>

<li>Prompts and adds a desktop shortcut to Worms Armageddon.

<li>Prompts and adds a desktop shortcut to Worms Armageddon.

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<li>Advises user to install the Beta 2 update if Windows XP/2000 is detected.<ref>The message is: ''"The program are you trying to install was not designed for your operating system. The program may not work properly. Press YES if you want to download a patch for Windows XP/2000 or NO to finish the installation process."''</ref> Clicking "Yes" launches the browser to download the update from Trymedia:

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<li>Advises user to install the Beta 2 update if Windows XP/2000 is detected.<ref>The message is: ''"The program are you trying to install was not designed for your operating system. The program may not work properly. Press YES if you want to download a patch for Windows XP/2000 or NO to finish the installation process."''</ref> Clicking "Yes" launches the browser to download the update from Trymedia.

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:http://fe.trymedia.com/d/team17/20m_d_p3050b/WA_P3050_Beta2.exe

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<li>Activates the Trymedia DRM by writing the following to the registry (in order)<ref name="unlogged"/>:

<li>Activates the Trymedia DRM by writing the following to the registry (in order)<ref name="unlogged"/>:

<li>Deletes "&lt;APPDIR&gt;\bbytdll.dll"<ref name="unlogged"/>. (If the file cannot be deleted at the moment, the installer will prompt the user to restart the computer.)

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The installer sometimes prompts the user to restart the computer. The reason for this is unknown.

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====Bugs and redundant files====

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*The installer inserts an incorrect path to the registry value that makes the short command "WA.exe" not work. The problem is that an alternative spelling, "arma{{highlight|gg}}e{{highlight|d}}on" has been used instead of "Armageddon" in the path.

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*The installer contains several useless files that are copied during installation:

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**"Thumbs.db" files (11 in total)

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**"/DATA/DATA/Custom/Custom.txt" and "/DATA/DATA/Level/Level.txt" (Not only do they have wrong path, but they are also empty files.)

==Footnotes==

==Footnotes==

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{{stub}}

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==External links==

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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071120110451/http://www.trygames.com/game/aff=trygames/vid=90e9b1d2c4c85ae675f1822345339973 Official webpage of Worms Armageddon Trygames release]. Archived from [http://www.trygames.com/game/aff=trygames/vid=90e9b1d2c4c85ae675f1822345339973 the original] on 2007-11-20.

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Latest revision as of 05:52, 29 September 2012

The Trygames release is a downloadable release which is now obsolete. Although the direct link to the installer (trial version) is still available, it is no longer supported and will not work with the 3.6+ beta updates and WormNET.

People with such version are advised to request a refund through this page.

This release seems to be the same as the Hasbro release. [citation needed]

Technical information

Installer

Most of the audio files in the archive are in .OGG format in order to reduce the installer size. The file /User/Import/logo2.bmp.jp2 is for the same reason. These files are decoded using a special program called "decoder.exe" during installation.

The installer logs installation process in a temp file, and later moves to INSTALL.LOG after installation.

The installer appears to do the following:

Extracts the uninstaller "UNWISE32.EXE" from the archive to <APPDIR>\UNWISE.exe[1] ; also makes an entry for Add/Remove programs.

The installer sometimes prompts the user to restart the computer. The reason for this is unknown.

Bugs and redundant files

The installer inserts an incorrect path to the registry value that makes the short command "WA.exe" not work. The problem is that an alternative spelling, "armaggedon" has been used instead of "Armageddon" in the path.

The installer contains several useless files that are copied during installation:

"Thumbs.db" files (11 in total)

"/DATA/DATA/Custom/Custom.txt" and "/DATA/DATA/Level/Level.txt" (Not only do they have wrong path, but they are also empty files.)

Footnotes

↑By default, the installer chooses "%ProgramFiles%\Team17\Worms Armageddon\" as the installation directory. For the purposes of this article, <APPDIR> refers to the installation directory chosen by the user, as a string.

↑The message is: "The program are you trying to install was not designed for your operating system. The program may not work properly. Press YES if you want to download a patch for Windows XP/2000 or NO to finish the installation process."